Idaho absorbed its worst defeat in a decade Monday night, falling at Montana 75-33. The Vandals shot 12 percent from the field (6 of 50) and made just 1 of 13 3-point attempts in generating their lowest point total since 2000. The most lopsided loss…
OK, here's my full game story from No. 22 Gonzaga's 81-64 loss to No. 4 Kansas State. Check back in the morning for my day-after post. I didn't have much time for post-game interviews because of deadline, but I was able to visit with Sacre,…
Gonzaga made an early run in the second half, cutting K-State's lead to six, but Jacob Pullen's 3-pointer started a 12-1 run and the Wildcats cruised to an 81-64 win in the semifinals of the CBE Classic on Tuesday.Pullen had 18 points and four assists.…
A quick first-half recap: Kansas State scored the first seven points and its second 3-pointer in the first 2-plus minutes bumped the lead to 10-2. Gonzaga got a nice boost from redshirt freshman guard David Stockton, who had a pair of assists and drove for…
Just a reminder, head to my twitter account (Twitter.com/SRjimm) for in-game updates for the rest of the season. I'll have a short halftime update here and I'll post a brief wrap-up at the buzzer, followed by a full game story about two hours after the…
Idaho coach Robb Akey met with the media this morning after the Vandals won Saturday for the first time in four weeks. "It was nice to see our football team have fun again," he said. The Vandals must win their last two games, starting with…
Previews of GU-Kansas State from the Kansas City Star here and here, and the Manhattan Mercury here (this one actually ran in Monday's paper I believe).
After a great game on Sunday, when Gonzaga pushed No. 3 Stanford to the limit before a frenzied sell-out crowd of 6,000 at McCarthey Athletic Center, we'll see if we can catch up with the rest of the weekend. (Bart Rayniak's slideshow from the game.)Tonight's…
Not sure how you would describe the Spokane Chiefs weekend. It was a critical Western Hockey League three-games-in-three-nights roadtrip against U.S. Division teams ahead of them in the standings. Three points in six games is OK, but the strange part is how they came up…
COUGARS Washington State's football players will spend the morning in the indoor practice facility – or the bubble if you prefer – for their final practice before another six days off. With school out this week on Thanksgiving break, the players can go home, be…
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